Distribution Code

Presenter:
Sonam
Tenzin Jamtsho
1.Purpose, Scope and Commencement
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Cited as the Bhutan Electricity Authority (Distribution Code)
Regulations, 2006.
1.1.2 The purpose of this regulation is to enumerate the terms and conditions
of supply of electrical energy to Customers.
1.2 Commencement
1.3 Objective
i) The distribution of electricity to its Customers.
ii) The connection of a Customer’s electrical installation to the Distribution
system of a Distribution Licensee.
iii) The connection of Embedded Generator to the Distribution System of a
1.4 Scope
1.4.1 The provisions of this Code shall be applicable to the Licensees and
users of the Licensee’s Distribution System as detailed except where an
exemption is granted by the Authority
1.4.2 This regulation shall extend to the whole of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
1.5 Dispensation
Nothing contained in this Distribution Code shall have effect, in so far as it is
inconsistent with the provisions of the Electricity Act of Bhutan, 2001 and
Regulations framed under the law.
1.6 Unforeseen Circumstances
1.7 Non-Compliance
1.8 Management of Distribution Code
2 Interpretation and definitions
2.1 Definitions
For the purpose of this regulation, any word or expression used to which a
meaning has been assigned in the Electricity Act of Bhutan, 2001, shall have
that meaning, unless explicitly indicated in this regulation.
“Act”, “Apparatus”, “Area of Supply”, “Authority”, “Average Power Factor”,
“Bhutan Electricity Authority”, “Circuit”, “Customer Average Interruption
Duration Index” or “CAIDI”, “Day”, “Distribute”, “Distribution Licensee”,
“Emergency”, “Generation Licensee”, “Grid Code”, “High Voltage”, “Large
Consumer”, “Licence”, “Licensee”, “Load Shedding”, “Low Voltage”,
“Medium Voltage”, “Meter”, “Meter”, “Rural Area”, “System Average
Interruption Duration Index” or “SAIDI”, “System Average Interruption
Frequency Index” or “SAIFI”, and “Transmission Licensee”
2.2 Abbreviations
“CAIDI” means Customer Average Interruption Duration Index;
“DPR” means Distribution Performance Report;
“SAIDI” means System Average Interruption Duration Index;
“SAIFI” means System Average Interruption Frequency Index.
3 Conditions of supply
3.1 Objective
3.2 Scope
3.3 Connection Application Procedure
3.3.1 Application for Connection
3.3.2 Data Requirement
3.4 Connection Agreement
3.5 Connection Points and Boundaries
3.6 Technical requirements of Connected Equipment
3.7 Non-compliance
3.8 Disconnection Of Supply
3.8.1 Health, safety or emergency
3.8.2 Customer’s request
3.8.3 Illegal supply
3.8.4 No disconnection
3.9 Connected Plant Restrictions
3.9.1 Safety
3.9.2 Insulation
3.9.3 Clearances
3.9.4 Earthing
3.9.5 Motor Starters
3.9.6 Access to Licensee
 3.9.7 Unintended and Unscheduled Back-Energisation
3.9.8 Harmonic Current
3.9.9 Voltage Flicker generated by Consumers
3.9.10 Power Factor
3.10 Interface with Embedded Generators
3.10.1 Generating Units up to five (5) MW
3.10.2 Generating units of above five (5) MW
3.11 Operational Labelling
3.12 Temporary Service Line
4 Asset Management
4.1 Objective
4.2 Good Asset Management practice
4.3 Consumers’ electrical installation and equipment
4.4 Distribution Licensee’s equipment on Consumer’s premises
4.5 Distribution Performance Report
5 Distribution Operating Code
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Objectives
5.3 Distribution Operating Procedure
5.4 System of Supply
5.5 Quality of Supply
5.5.1 Supply Frequency
5.5.2 Supply Voltage
5.5.3 Power factor
5.5.4 Load balancing
5.6 Demand Estimation
5.7 Outage Planning
5.8 Contingency Planning
5.9 Demand Management and Load Shedding
5.10 Metering
5.11 Protection System
5.12 Safety Coordination
5.13 Maintenance of Sub-stations and Distribution Lines
Embedded generation
Objective
To set out the technical compliances to be met by an Embedded
Generator.
The aspects that are included in this section are:
1. Connection Agreement
2. Supply frequency
3. Co-ordination and compliance of Embedded Generators
4. Negative sequence voltage
5. Fault levels
7 Guaranteed Service Levels
7.1 Objective
To specify the minimum guaranteed service levels required to be
provided by Distribution Licensees.
It should include
7.2 Requirement to meet service levels
7.3 Quality of Supply and System of Supply
7.4 Period for giving supply
7.5 Restoration of power supply
7.6 Reconnections
7.7 Consumer Charter/Service
7.9 Reliability Indices
7.10 Exemptions
7.11 Determination of Compensation
8 Information exchange
8.1 Objective
To describe the various obligations to be maintained by the Distribution
Licensee as well as Consumers to evolve a process of transparent
information exchange so as to facilitate better interaction for planning
and operational function.
8.2 Distribution Licensee’s obligations
8.3 Consumer’s obligations
8.4 Planning information
8.5 Confidentiality
9 Incident / Accident Reporting
9.1 Introduction
This Section covers procedure of incident / accident reporting in the
event of its occurrence in Distribution System by User to Licensee and
Licensee to User and the
Authority.
9.2 Accident Reporting
9.3 Incident Reporting
9.4 Reporting Procedure